Battery lifting tongs



NOV. 24, 1931. TQMLINSON 1,833,342

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The object of my invention is to produce a pair of tongs for handling storage batteries and for like purposes. These tongs are designed to be economical to manufacture and to be efficient and practical for use.

For a further exposition of my invention reference may be had to the annexed drawings and specification at the end whereof my invention will be specifically pointed out and lo claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved tongs.

Figure 2 is a plan View.

Figure 3 is an end view.

In the embodiment chosen for illustration in the drawings there are disclosed my improved tongs which consist of a pivotal rivet 1 having rounded heads. Pivotally mounted so on this rivet are claw arms 2 and 3 which have at their lower ends claws 4 and 5 respectively. These claws may be of any suitable shape but are preferably of the shape shown having projecting side edges and a circular central portion in their confronting faces.

At their opposite ends claw arms 2 and 3 have pivotally mounted thereon handle arms 6 and 7. The handle arms are respectively at. tached to claw arms by rivets 8 and 9 which have rounded heads. At their opposite ends the handle arms have offset portions 66 and 77 respectively. The ofl'set portions are approximately half the thickness of the main portion of the arm so that when the two ofiset portions are placed side by side they form a smooth joint of the same thickness as the remaining portion of the handle arms. All the edges of the handle arms are carefully rounded and are not left sharp. The offset portions 40 66 and 77 may be made of rounded shape as best seen in Figure 1 if desired. The handle arms 6 and 7 are curved in mension so as to be fitted to a shape most suitable to be grasped by a mans hand. The 4 ofi'set portions are adapted to be connected their longest di- 1930; Serial No. 470,601.

by a rivet 10 having rounded heads. It will thus be seen that thehandle arms 6 and 7 provide a suitable means for grasping the tongs which is nevertheless rounded and smooth so that the hand of the operator is not cut, bruised or fatigued thereby. V V

I do not intend tov be limited in the practice of my invention save as the scope of the prior art and the attached claims may require.

I claim; V 1 Battery lifting tongs comprising a pair of pivotally mounted claw arms, claws on said arms, a rivet forming a pivot for said from the claws, ofl set niately half the thickness of said handle arms,

and a smooth round-headed rivet connecting said handle arms at said offset portions.

FRANCIS E. TOMLINSON. 

